Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1887-11-24
THE llMEKlLN CLUB.
Brother Gardner Tells About the 30
Called Society of tho Age.

Brother Gardner Tells About the So
Called Society of tho Age.
1t was two minutes after the iri
angle sounded before the smoke in
Paradise Hall would permit the mem.
bcrs to sec each other. When it had
Mt last thinned out Brother Gardner
said:
"Nicodenms Pembroke Scott. loca'
member of dis lodge, has crossed into
Canady and will not rcappcar among
us. Fur dc las three months have
bin cxpcctin some sich climax. an
dis mawnin'. when n messenger in.
formed me dat he had disappeared.
artcr failin' in IN attempt TO shoot his
self wild an ole boss pistol, ] war moi
bit surprised. He leaves wife an
two chilren an about fifty creditors.
What sent him of? De same rcm
sons dat am daily workin' to bring
about anoddcr panic-dc same reasons
dat explain dc hundred oh bizncss
failurcs-dc same reasons dat am
cripplin' do efforts of thousands OF
hard -workin' men to secure homes n
DER own-family extravaganza. No.
you can't call it extravaganza;
foolory am better name for ii. Ur
to var ago Bruddcr Scott was job
bin aroun' and maxim adollar n day.
Den he got situashun by which he
Armed fo'tccn dollars per week. He
was poo off in dc house an had debts
hangin' obcr him. but heah was =
chance to get cbcn. How was it i'm.
proved? In less dan one month his
wife was rugged ont wild twcnty-dol.
lar dress. twclvc-shillin' kids, five.
dollar hat and M opera fan. He had
no peace oh mn onlcss he obcyed
her. In siS weeks she became too
heightened 10 wash an iron fur oder
folkscs. In two months she wanted n
better house. wild n red parlor carpet
an cane-scat chars all aroun' dc
room. In three months she had &c
have n black silk dress, gold bracelets,
tony bunnet. kid shoes an gold film
in her tccf.
dat foolcry has rcapcd its harvest.
De husband found dat he was runnin'
behind. his home was bcin' neglected,
his wife was bein' gossipcd about, an
in despair he has picked up his feet
an slid out. 1t was dc natural result.
l tell you. my frcns, do tomfoolery OF
dc women of dis kcn,ry nm stranin'
on de chalk line till dc cord can't
stan much mo-, an it am high time
dat somebody sots his foot down. De
man who Arms twenty-five dollars per
week has somehow got dc idcah into
his head dat dc world expects him tc
dress his wife rs If he ARMED n bank.
cr's profits. Wives of men who can't
keep up wild DER house rent am can.
term up an down wild scalskin
sacques an six-dollar shoes. Wives
OF men who have to dodge dc butcher
an grocer an tailor am now sclcctin'
fall carpets an ordcrin' thirty -dollal
lombrcquins. Wives of men who
couldn't raise fifty dollars at de bank
to save der nccks am rushin' 10 balls
an parties an having dcir expensive
dresses described fur dc benefit Of de
public"
"De so-callcd society of de aigc am
composed of false hair. false prctcnscs.
dobt-dodging an base deccpshun. Our
rich people am distinguished by dcii
plain dress an quiet manners. Dc
snides an dudes an dodos do all de
swaggcrin', rush on all dc colors, an
monopolze dc biggest sheer of de
street. You wait! DE- man who lives
fur anoder ten Vars will h'ar sunthn'
drap, an artcr do drap takes place de
thousands of idiots who now feel
ashamed to admit dat dcy doan' keep
but two servant gals in de house will
90 back TO dcir cook stoves an wash.
tubs, an take DER proper places in de
purcesllun. "-Detr0it Free Press.